Along the Natchez Trace

Monday, December 13, 2010

Family Tree Magazine's Top 40, Well, I'll Be - -

Copyright 2010, CABS for Reflections From the Fence

Well, I'll be, someone nominated me for the Family Tree Top 40, and they allowed Reflections to compete. When I read the qualifications, I honestly figured I would not be allowed on the ballot, let's be honest here, ole Carol does not blog just about family history or genealogy.

As my header proclaims, I blog about "This and that from my world of Family Research, Yorkies, Photography, RV's and Traveling." Sometimes I get really creative and manage to combine family research and travel in one post. I really love that. But, I write about my life, my interests, once in a while about my cranky days, about my family, weddings, and funerals. I blog tombstones, birthdays, anniversaries, technology, and now and then about my yorkies. I blog whatever catches my fancy for the day.

But, they have me on the ballot, so, I guess that means I am legal (tee hee). I will say this, there are a lot of really good blogs represented. WOWSERS!!!

And, I'll say this, it really really is an honor to be nominated.

Here is the scoop, the announcement is here. You vote here. You can read a whole lot more about the whole thing here, and find links to all the really wonderful blogs that were nominated.

It looks like voting is through December 20th.

I would have liked to write a cute, witty, humorous post, but, my cute, witty and humor are depleted for the day. Man is still feeling icky, we had to move Tana 30 foot to a new campsite today (more on that in a future post), I had to go find someone a humidifier the doctor ordered, I am trying to get the twins gifts finished up and mailed, and since we are finally staying put for a while (again, more on that in a future post), I am decorating Tana for the holidays.

So, thank you to the party or parties that nominated me, I really am tickled and humbled. Thank you to Family Tree Magazine for allowing this "not 100% of the time family history blog" in the competition.

Congratulations to those who were also nominated, including cuz Anne over at Gene Notes.

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Things I love: Family, Grandchildren, Rving, computers (sometimes, but not when they are being bad), family history, yorkies, techy toys like my iToys, photography.
I am all of these, so I write about them all, and more.

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Which Am I?

Am I a genealogist or a family historian?

Well, both of course, how can you be one without the other?

A family historian depends on the genealogist to supply the facts.

A genealogist depends on the family historian to tell the stories.

Genealogist, family historian, I am one in the same.

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Favorite sayings

" Living on Earth isn't cheap, but it does include a yearly free trip around the sun." (Source unknown.)

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt

"The only difference between a rut and a grave...is the depth."

Chinese proverb: "To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root."

"I sure wish they sold memory sticks for humans...I could use an upgrade."

"Don't let procrastination be your primary time management skill."

"If you are normal....no one will listen, If you're deranged....they will make you their leader."

"You're just jealous that the voices are talking to ME!"

"I'm quite sure that no friendship yields its true pleasure and nobility of nature without frequent communication, sympathy and service." (From George E. Woodberry)

"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand." (From Henri Nouwen)

"Don't go where the road leads, rather go where there is no road and make a trail."

"Broken hearts are what give us strength, understanding and compassion."